Piotrków Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, established in 1867 by splitting some areas of Radom and Warsaw Governorates. Its capital was in Petrokov (Piotrków Trybunalski).

Piotrków Governorate
Петроковская губерния
Gubernia piotrkowska
Governorate of Congress Poland
1867–1915
Coat of arms of Piotrków Trybunalski
Coat of arms

Location in the Russian Empire
CapitalPetrokov
Area 
• 
12,249.4 km2 (4,729.5 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897[1]
1,403,901
History 
• Established
1867
• Disestablished
1915
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Warsaw Governorate
Government General of Warsaw

History edit

It was created in 1867, split off from parts of Radom and Warsaw Governorates. It consisted of uzeyds of Będzin, Częstochowa, Radomsko and Łódź.

Language edit

  • By the Imperial census of 1897.[2] In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.

Notes edit

  1. ^
    • Russian: Петроковская губерния, romanizedPetrokovskaya guberniya
    • Polish: Gubernia piotrkowska

References edit

  1. ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г." [The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897]. Demoscope Weekly (in Russian).
  2. ^ Language Statistics of 1897 (in Russian)
  3. ^ Languages, number of speakers which in all gubernia were less than 1000

Further reading edit

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